Bathymetric and topographic grid intended for simulations of the 1945 Makran tsunami in Karachi Harbour

Description

This digital elevation model provides a tool for calibrating tsunami risk to observations of the 1945 Makran tsunami in Karachi Harbour. The DEM bathymetry is derived from soundings made mainly during the first eight years after the tsunami. Although deficient in portraying intertidal backwaters and upland topography, the DEM accurately depicts the sheltered setting of one of the two tide gauges that recorded the 1945 tsunami.

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Name Format Description Link
55 The metadata original format https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.5b58a700e4b05cbf87c8c7a6.xml
55 Landing page for access to the data https://doi.org/10.5066/P9NHQW8M

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  • earthquakes
  • tsunamis
  • bathymetry
  • oceans
  • elevation
  • usgs-5b58a700e4b05cbf87c8c7a6
  • hazard-preparedness

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